American Revolution 2019

Why did Britain tax the colonists and tighten trade rules?

• They wanted the colonists to come back to Britain.

• They wanted to make the colonists angry.

• They were afraid that the colonists were becoming too powerful.

• They were deep in debt because of a war they had won against France.

By the early 1700s, how many colonies did England have along the Atlantic Coast?

• eleven

• ten

• thirteen

• twelve

How did the colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

• They dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

• They sent an appeal to King George III.

• They formed the Second Continental Congress.

• They boycotted British goods taxed by the Stamp Act.

In 1707 England united with whom to form Britain?

• America

• France

• Scotland

• The Virginia Company

The final victory for the colonists in the war for independence against Britain was the

• Battle of Lexington.

• Battle of Concord.

• Battle of Saratoga.

• Battle of Yorktown.

document stating that the colonies were separating from Britain

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Navigation Acts

• Quakers

religious group that had been persecuted in England; established Pennsylvania

• Declaration of Independence

• Patriots

• Mayflower Compact

• Quakers

The clash between British troops and colonists. Five colonists were killed.

• Boston Tea Party

• Mayflower Compact

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratoga

This act stated the colonists had to sell their products to Britain even if they could get higher prices elsewhere

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Navigation Acts

• Quartering Acts

The agreement the pilgrims signed stating that they would choose their own leaders.

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Navigation Acts

• Stamp Act